Marshall was born in North Creswick, Victoria, a small town near Ballarat. His work as a miner took him to Malaya and Rhodesia, and eventually to Western Australia, where he was employed on the mines at Lawlers and Youanmi. Marshall eventually settled in Meekatharra, where he worked as a locomotive driver.[1] He joined the Labor Party in 1915, and at the 1921 state election was elected to the seat of Murchison, having defeated the sitting member, John Holman, for preselection.[2] After the 1939 election, Marshall was appointed chairman of committees in the Legislative Assembly. When Frank Wise replaced John Willcock as premier in 1945, he was elevated to the ministry, becoming Minister for Mines, Minister for Railways, and Minister for Transport. He held his titles until Labor's defeat at the 1947 election.[1] While on a health trip on the MV Kabbarli in August 1952, Marshall was taken ill and put ashore at Darwin, where he would die in hospital.[3] His cousin, Bob Marshall, was a billiards world champion and briefly also a member of parliament.[4]
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^ abWilliam Mortimer Marshall – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
^Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN0730984095.
william, marshall, australian, politician, william, mortimer, marshall, june, 1885, august, 1952, australian, politician, labor, party, member, legislative, assembly, western, australia, from, 1921, until, death, representing, seat, murchison, served, minister. William Mortimer Marshall 22 June 1885 19 August 1952 was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1921 until his death representing the seat of Murchison He served as a minister in the government of Frank Wise William MarshallMember of the Legislative Assemblyof Western AustraliaIn office 12 March 1921 19 August 1952Preceded byJohn HolmanSucceeded byEverard O BrienConstituencyMurchisonPersonal detailsBorn 1885 06 22 22 June 1885North Creswick Victoria AustraliaDied19 August 1952 1952 08 19 aged 67 Darwin Northern Territory AustraliaPolitical partyLaborMarshall was born in North Creswick Victoria a small town near Ballarat His work as a miner took him to Malaya and Rhodesia and eventually to Western Australia where he was employed on the mines at Lawlers and Youanmi Marshall eventually settled in Meekatharra where he worked as a locomotive driver 1 He joined the Labor Party in 1915 and at the 1921 state election was elected to the seat of Murchison having defeated the sitting member John Holman for preselection 2 After the 1939 election Marshall was appointed chairman of committees in the Legislative Assembly When Frank Wise replaced John Willcock as premier in 1945 he was elevated to the ministry becoming Minister for Mines Minister for Railways and Minister for Transport He held his titles until Labor s defeat at the 1947 election 1 While on a health trip on the MV Kabbarli in August 1952 Marshall was taken ill and put ashore at Darwin where he would die in hospital 3 His cousin Bob Marshall was a billiards world champion and briefly also a member of parliament 4 References edit a b William Mortimer Marshall Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia Retrieved 23 May 2016 Black David Prescott Valerie 1997 Election statistics Legislative Assembly of Western Australia 1890 1996 Perth W A Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission ISBN 0730984095 Mr Marshall Dies In Darwin Hospital The West Australian 20 August 1952 Robert James Percival Marshall Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia Retrieved 23 May 2016 Parliament of Western AustraliaPreceded byJohn Holman Member for Murchison1921 1952 Succeeded byEverard O BrienPolitical officesPreceded byAlexander Panton Minister for Mines1945 1947 Succeeded byHubert ParkerPreceded byEmil Nulsen Minister for Railways1945 1947 Succeeded byHarrie SewardNew creation Minister for Transport1945 1947 Succeeded byHarrie Seward Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Marshall Australian politician amp oldid 1033459711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
